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| From | hsomers@law.gwu.edu |
| Subject | Re: Jan & Dean |
| Date | Fri, 14 Feb 2003 12:56:29 -0500 |
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> Where might they had been if Jan hadn't been involved in that 1966 accident?
> Most likely, Berry would have done whatever he could to avoid military
> servece. Coming from a wealthy, Republican family, becoming a C.O. or an
> instant-Canuck would have been out of the question. It's possible that
> strings could have been pulled to have his assignment stateside, or in a
> non-combat area. but that's just speculation.
>
This makes the fact that Jan recorded and released the single
"Universal Coward" (a nasty re-write of Donovan's "Universal
Soldier) a little ironic doesn't it? Maybe hypocritical is the better
word. Well, it worked for John Wayne I guess.
Best,
Herb
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